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THE SUITCASE

Directed by Kaveh Bakhtiari

Short film fiction |  2007 | 12 min  

With Maurice Aufair & Bella Wajnberg

Producers : Elisa Garbar & Heinz Dill

Produced by Louise Productions


Synopsis

Because he does not like the idea of Jeanne leaving for a three-week vacation with her friends, Michel locks himself in the bathroom. Jeanne and Michel have been married for 50 years…

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Credits

Director : Kaveh Bakhtiari

Writters : Cédric Basso, Kaveh Bakhtiari

Camera : Pietro Zuercher

Editing : Kaveh Bakhtiari

Location Sound Mix : Marc von Stürler

Rerecording Sound Mix : Marc von Stürler

Music : Malcom Braff

With : Maurice Aufair & Bella Wajnberg

Production : Louise Productions

Producers : Elisa Garbar & Heinz Dill

In co-production with : RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

And the support of : 

Office fédéral de la culture

Fondation vaudoise pour le cinéma

Fonds Regio Films

Les Villes de Genève et Vevey

Pour-cent culturel Migros

Festivals & Screenings

Edinburgh, French Film Festival UK Edinburgh, 11.11.2010 – 04.12.2010

Bern, 7. Shnit Kurzfilmfestival, 07.10.2009 – 11.10.2009

Larissa, 17th Mediterranean Festival of New Film Makers - Larissa, Competition, 30.03.2009 – 05.04.2009

Leuven, 14th Leuven Kort, 29.11.2008 – 06.12.2008

Badalona, 34th International Filmets Festival Badalona, Competition, 14.11.2008 – 22.11.2008

Savannah, GA, 31402-3146, 11th Savannah Film Festival, Competition, 25.10.2008 – 01.11.2008

Cork, 53rd Cork Film Festival, Competition, 12.10.2008 – 19.10.2008

Moncton, 22e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie, 25.09.2008 – 04.10.2008

Bienne, 4e Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie, 17.09.2008 – 21.09.2008

Vevey, 4e Grand prix européen des premiers films, 11.09.2008 – 30.09.2008

Odense, 23rd International Odense Film Festival, Competition, 19.08.2008 – 24.08.2008

Valencia, 23° Festival internacional de Cine Cinema Jove Valencia, 21.06.2008 – 28.06.2008

Edinburgh, 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival, 18.06.2008 – 29.06.2008

Setubal, 24 Festroia Festival interacional de Cinema Setúbal, Competition, 06.06.2008 – 15.06.2008

Sydney, 55th Sydney Film Festival, 04.06.2008 – 22.06.2008

Tampere, 38th International Short Film Festival, Competition, 05.03.2008 – 09.03.2008

Biarritz, 21e Festival international de Programmes Audiovisuels, 22.01.2008 – 27.01.2008

Solothurn, 43. Solothurner Filmtage, 21.01.2008 – 27.01.2008

Trieste, 19th Trieste Film Festival, 17.01.2008 – 24.01.2008

Regensburg, 14. Regensburger Kurzfilm Woche, Competition, 21.11.2007 – 28.11.2007

  • Publikumspreis 2007

Genève, 13e Cinéma Tout Écran – Festival international du cinéma et de télévision, Competition, 29.10.2007 – 04.11.2007

  • Prix Kodak of best Swiss short film 2007

Press

Written press & web

Le Temps - Kaveh Bakhtiari, nouvel œil du cinéma suisse (Switzerland - French) : https://www.letemps.ch/culture/ecrans/kaveh-bakhtiari-nouvel-oeil-cinema-suisse?srsltid=AfmBOoqOjM0Ao4wVCyMx-4u0WLtMWF66l4hpKuJI0OW1cdF-A9LbAySH

Le Monde - Kaveh Bakhtiari : « Je voulais aborder l'immigration sur le plan intime » (France - French) : https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/11/26/kaveh-bakhtiari-je-voulais-aborder-l-immigration-sur-le-plan-intime_3520034_3246.html


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